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Interactions between competitors, predators and their prey have traditionally been viewed as the foundation of community structure. Parasites - long ignored in community ecology - are now recognized as playing an important part in influencing species interactions and consequently affecting ecosystem function. Parasitism can interact with other ecological drivers, resulting in both detrimental and beneficial effects on biodiversity and ecosystem health. Species interactions involving parasites are also key to understanding many biological invasions and emerging infectious diseases. This book bridges the gap between community ecology and epidemiology to create a wide-ranging examination of how parasites and pathogens affect all aspects of ecological communities, enabling the new generation of ecologists to include parasites as a key consideration in their studies. This comprehensive guide to a newly emerging field is of relevance to academics, practitioners and graduates in biodiversity, conservation and population management, and animal and human health.

Parasites --- Host-parasite relationships. --- Parasitology. --- Biotic communities. --- Ecology. --- Behavior. --- 576.8 --- Parasitology --- 576.8 Parasitology --- Biotic communities --- Host-parasite relationships --- Biology --- Animal parasites --- Animals --- Epizoa --- Parasitic animals --- Parasitic organisms --- Pests --- Host-organism relationships --- Host-pathogen relationships --- Parasite-host relationships --- Pathogen-host relationships --- Relationships, Host-parasite --- Parasitism --- Biocenoses --- Biocoenoses --- Biogeoecology --- Biological communities --- Biomes --- Biotic community ecology --- Communities, Biotic --- Community ecology, Biotic --- Ecological communities --- Ecosystems --- Natural communities --- Ecology --- Population biology --- Behavior

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This book on “Biomphalaria Snails and Larval Trematodes” presents up to date information on the interactions of these snails and their trematode parasites, particularly on Schistosoma spp. larvae. Snails of the genus Biomphalaria are of significant medical importance since several species in this genus are obligate intermediate hosts of the human blood fluke S. mansoni, the causative agent of hepatosplenic schistosomiasis. In addition to the impact of Biomphalaria spp. on public health, these snails are also interesting models for the study of other topics such as population biology, including genetics and demography, proteomics, invertebrate immunobiology, mating systems, biogeography, among others. A purpose of this book is to provide an overview of the recent advances in Biomphalaria spp.-larval trematode interactions, especially in Biomphalaria-schistosome systems. Emphasis is placed on gaps in our knowledge that need to be filled to gain a better understanding of the relationships in these host-parasite systems. This may be critical to obtain a better understanding of our knowledge of the transmission of schistosomiasis and other snail-borne parasitic diseases. The book, “Biomphalaria Snails and Larval Trematodes” is an ideal volume for researchers and advanced students interested in modern aspects of parasitology , malacology and public health.

Biomphalaria. --- Snails. --- Trematoda. --- Biomphalaria --- Trematoda --- Host-parasite relationships --- Schistosomiasis --- Snails as carriers of disease --- Trematode Infections --- Snails --- Platyhelminths --- Host-Pathogen Interactions --- Biology --- Host-Parasite Interactions --- Parasitology --- Helminths --- Biological Processes --- Gastropoda --- Helminthiasis --- Biological Science Disciplines --- Parasitic Diseases --- Mollusca --- Natural Science Disciplines --- Invertebrates --- Biological Phenomena --- Phenomena and Processes --- Diseases --- Disciplines and Occupations --- Animals --- Eukaryota --- Organisms --- Zoology --- Invertebrates & Protozoa --- Microbiology & Immunology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Parasites --- Larvae --- Host-parasite relationships. --- Schistosomiasis. --- Parasites. --- Larvae. --- Bilharziasis --- Bilharziosis --- Katayama disease --- Snail fever --- Host-organism relationships --- Host-pathogen relationships --- Parasite-host relationships --- Pathogen-host relationships --- Relationships, Host-parasite --- Fluke worms --- Flukes (Platyhelminthes) --- Flukeworms --- Trematode worms --- Trematodes --- Medicine. --- Parasitology. --- Infectious diseases. --- Biomedicine. --- Infectious Diseases. --- Biomedicine general. --- Distomatosis --- Parasitism --- Platyhelminthes --- Planorbidae --- Medical parasitology. --- Emerging infectious diseases. --- Clinical sciences --- Medical profession --- Human biology --- Life sciences --- Medical sciences --- Pathology --- Physicians --- Emerging infections --- New infectious diseases --- Re-emerging infectious diseases --- Reemerging infectious diseases --- Communicable diseases --- Human beings --- Human parasitology --- Parasitic diseases --- Biomedicine, general. --- Health Workforce